By the end of next year, Google intends to open an engineering center in the Valley that will employ 600. The company has said it wants to be in a place with a strong quality of life for its employees, with access to public transportation and amenities.

This was not the football game anyone expected out of two unbeaten teams.

The 1925 Charlie Chan novel “House Without a Key” inspired a waterfront venue of the same name at the Halekulani hotel in Honolulu and instantly created one of the best drinking spots on earth.

On Jan. 22, Priest Willis slipped on a pair of powder blue football gloves, aligned his hands in the sign of a ‘U’ and confirmed to the college football world what everyone long suspected: He was verbally committing to UCLA.

Predictions for the Division I, III and IV football championship games:

September 16, 2004

A Division IV football coach who saw Seton Catholic and Blue Ridge both in person and on film breaks down Friday night's state championship game at NAU Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff.

Once worse for the wear, Seton Catholic’s football team now feels stronger for enduring the proverbial spanking.

Could those years of being caught in the old 4A Division II scheduling quagmire actually pay off?

Brianne Grommon pitched a one-hitter, striking out 11, as Mountain View High School defeated visiting Skyline, 10-0, on Monday in a 5A East Valley Region prep softball game.

Hamilton vs. Desert Vista (Division I)

Jeff Francouer was 7 years old and the new Turner Field was a parking lot for old Fulton County Stadium the last time Atlanta did not win a National League division title, a 14-year streak that ended in the wee hours of a rain-delayed Wednesday, after the Mets beat Florida.

Jeff Francouer was 7 years old and the new Turner Field was a parking lot for old Fulton County Stadium the last time Atlanta did not win a National League division title, a 14-year streak that ended in the wee hours of a rain-delayed Wednesday, after the Mets beat Florida.

Round 2 of three marquee matchups kicks off tonight in the semifinals of the 5A and 4A playoffs.

Are you ready for some football? It’s about that time, as Desert Vista kicks off the season in the Sollenberger Classic on Saturday, and almost everyone else begins on Aug. 24. Here are the Tribune’s preseason rankings for every division:

Hamilton vs. Desert Ridge

The 5A state swim meet usually is a combination of the crowning of long-awaited champions and the emerging of new stars. Plenty of both were on display Saturday at Mesa’s Kino Aquatics Center, playing host to the state swim meets for the first time.